Inkbound News

We're giving out 300 Shinies to everyone as a thank-you for joining us on this wild early-access ride.

To claim, please follow these steps:
1. Head over to Discord.
2. go to the #free-shinies-here channel
3. copy the code in the channel
4. redeem in Inkbound!

To redeem in Inkbound:
1. Enter the Atheneum
2. Click the gear button on the bottom bar menu or press escape
3. Click "Redeem Code"
4. Paste in the code
5. Click "Redeem"

That's it!

See you in the Atheneum!
~Cami
Community Manager at Shiny Shoe

Inkbound Patch Notes May 23, 2023
Early Access Hotfix #1
(Build 16573)

Gameplay Changes

• Reduced threat on some battles that were doing outsized average damage, generally by removing ranged direct attackers.
  
• Replaced many Inkling Jabbers with Inkling Slashers in early encounters. This will result in fewer encounters where most or all of the enemies directly attack players immediately.
  
• Increased the duration of Cleansing Shrooms in the Cynder Villain encounter from 1 turn >>> 2 turns.
  
• Made enemies in Unranked runs deal less damage if you are on a losing streak. (Note: these modifiers don't exist in Ranked mode.)
  
• Fixed a quest that had an incompletable goal based on an old design about "Purchasing Ascensions." Changed to "Purchase Augments."
  
• Moved the first free Season Pass reward to unlock later. The goal with this change is to delay drawing players into this system until they've played the game more.
  

Art & UI Changes

• Added a "Join Party" text element to the party/friends button in the HUD while in the Atheneum. The goal is to make it more obvious where to go to find/create parties and invite Steam friends.
  
• Fixed Cynder gunk not playing an animation when you are in-range of it. This should increase clarity.
  
• Fixed Burrower underground dirt VFX popping up every time you hit them.
  
• Fixed Dazed VFX flipping around like crazy on certain enemies.
  
• Fixed Gaze VFX not rendering properly on larger enemies.
  

Engine Changes & Other Bug Fixes

• We are experimenting with adding server capacity in Singapore to try to improve connection quality for players in Asia. This will require more testing but we wanted to try to give it a shot quickly.
  

[h3]Hi, Inklings! [/h3]

Inkbound is now available right here on Steam! Dive into a run and uncover over 200 powerful items, party up with your friends and defeat two more final bosses, level up and unlock the Clairvoyant and the Obelisk, and be the first to reach the ultimate rank: Inkbound!

Get Inkbound! Now available on Steam!

We’ve got a week full of exciting events to celebrate Inkbound’s launch! Join us for one (or all!) of these events:

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Check out the links below to join!

Welcome Stream on Twitch!
May 22, 2023, at 11:00 AM PT

Q&A on Discord
May 23, 2023, at 2:00 PM PT

Inkbound Stream and Giveaway!
May 24, 2023, at 4:00 PM PT

Inkbound Marathon!
May 25, 2023, at 3:00 PM PT

Dev Stream and Shinies Giveaway
May 26, 2023 at 12:00 PM PT [/center]

I hope you'll be able to join!

The journey to this day has been a long but amazing one. It’s been so much fun getting to know you in the past year and I can’t wait to meet more of you as the Inkbound adventure continues! Hopefully I’ll see you at one of these events and don’t forget to say ‘Hi!’ if you see me in Inkbound.

See you in the Atheneum!
~Cami
Community Manager at Shiny Shoe!

We're just a few days away from Inkbound's launch! We'll be hosting a full week of events to celebrate! Check them out in the image attached!



You can access these events through the following links:

Tune in for the streams and giveaways here: https://www.twitch.tv/playinkbound
Join us on Discord! discord.gg/inkbound

I hope to see you there!

~Cami
Community Manager at Shiny Shoe

This is it! The time you have all been waiting for is almost here! On Monday (May 22, 2023) the game is going LIVE at *10:00 AM PT.*

But, until then, we have another stream! It'll just be Community Manager Cami and the playtesters so please join if you are free!

Tune in Friday, May 19th, at 12:00 PM PT here! https://www.twitch.tv/directory/game/Inkbound